Walnut Grove, Calif.-Wilbur-Ellis Co. reports that on Oct. 31 it completed the acquisition of Ag Supply Ltd., a retail agronomy business based in Earth, Texas. Ag Supply locations in Earth, Flagg, and Dodd, Texas, will operate under the Wilbur-Ellis name going forward, while the Hereford, Texas, location will be combined with an existing Wilbur-Ellis Hereford location. Operations will report to Phillip Sullins, West Texas area manager for Wilbur-Ellis. Jerry Bellar, general manager for Ag Supply, has been named area business development manager for Wilbur-Ellis. West Texas operations are organized under the Southwest Business Unit under Business Unit Manager Steven Dietze. The Agribusiness division is led by Daniel Vradenburg, Wilbur-Ellis executive vice president. “The operations of Ag Supply will be an excellent complement to our existing locations in West Texas,” said Wilbur-Ellis President and CEO John Thacher. “Jerry Bellar and his team have built a dedicated customer service-oriented operation, which has led to very successful growth and expansion in the geography that they serve.” “We are very pleased to join forces with Wilbur-Ellis,” said Bob Coker, Ag Supply board chairman. “Finding a partner that shares our customer-focused approach to the business and views our employees as key stakeholders for continuing success was very important in our decision.”
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